From 1980 to 2010, while Chinaâs economy increased 18-fold, energy consumption increased only 5-fold. Energy intensity per unit of GDP declined by about 70 percent. An ESMAP-supported knowledge exchange in Beijing brought Asian countries…
The Community-Led Sustainable Forest Management Program has increased the incomes of rural women in Senegal, who can now produce and use bio-gas, and bring clean-burning cook stoves into their homes, improving their health and quality of…
A World Bank-supported program in Senegal has helped households diversify their fuels needs away from wood. As a result, deforestation has seen a tangible drop, with over 23,000 hectares protected. With the support of ESMAP’s Africa…
China has set an ambitious target of reducing carbon intensity by at least 40 percent from the 2005 level by 2020. The city of Shenzhen, long a symbol of China’s economic boom, is now at the leading edge of this national effort, with the…
Energy supply in Western Balkan countries is heavily dependent on imported fossil fuels, costing over $4.1 billion in 2012. With demand for energy in the six countries of the Western Balkans expected to increase by as much as 70 percent in…
